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Chapter 32_Three days

Author: Rachi
last update publish date: 2026-11-13 17:18:36

~~Isolde~~

The mirror did not fade. THREE DAYS stayed burned into the glass like frost even after Riven shattered every other surface.

Selene stood in the doorway, her silver hair damp, her face ash pale.

'It has begun,' she whispered.

Riven pulled Isolde against his chest, covering her glowing crescent as if he could hide her from fate.

'What has begun?'

'The Blood Moon coronation,' Selene said, stepping over shattered glass. 'Goddess law even Council cannot rewrite. A Moon Priestess must be c
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